South Dakota hail map — July 31, 2024
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 2 South Dakota cities on July 31, 2024. The largest stones — 1.00″, quarter size — fell over Aberdeen.

- Cities hit
- 2
- in South Dakota
- Largest stone
- 1.00″
- quarter size
- Impact rating
- 3/10
- from stone size
Sizes come from NOAA MRMS radar (MESH), which runs about ±0.25″ against ground truth. It is canvass-targeting quality, not claim evidence.
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South Dakota cities hit on July 31, 2024
What people on the ground measured in South Dakota on July 31, 2024
6 reports filed with the National Weather Service. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.
- 2.00″ hen egg size PublicHerrick, SD7:00 PM CDTGregory County
Social media report with picture of hail estimated to be 2 inches.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public3 NNE Sisseton Municipa, SD5:20 PM CDTRoberts County
- 1.00″ quarter size Law Enforcement5 N Groton, SD4:15 PM CDTBrown County
Nickel to quarter size hail.
- 1.00″ quarter size Law EnforcementBurke, SD6:42 PM CDTGregory County
- 1.00″ quarter size PublicCanistota, SD10:30 PM CDTMcCook County
Social media report with picture of quarter sized hail southeast of Canastota.
- 0.75″ penny size PublicCastlewood, SD7:04 PM CDTHamlin County
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
Reports come from the National Weather Service Local Storm Report feed, ingested every 15 minutes. A report records where the observer was, not the full extent of the swath — treat it as evidence about the storm, not about any one roof.
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South Dakota hail on July 31, 2024
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 2 South Dakota cities that day. The largest stones — 1.00 inches, quarter size — were over Aberdeen. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.